Alonso is closing in on the organization's all-time home run record, but he added more to his resume on Tuesday night.

Pete Alonso blew open the All-Star Game with a towering home run and ended a long Mets drought in the process.

But perhaps its best decision was to bring back franchise slugger Pete Alonso on a relatively cheap deal. After prolonged negotiations, the Mets landed him on a two-year, $54 million contract with a player option after this season and he has rewarded that decision with another All-Star season.